April 27, 2012

Vanilla Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

Well, we have now done 5 variations of the original cookie recipe from OUR COOKIE NATION series, and this is the final one. The original recipe is the Indiana-Easy No Bake Cookies .These are simple cookies to make, and are a great last minute go to when you suddenly need or want a fast treat.

Vanilla Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

2 c. sugar

3/4 c. butter

2/3 c. milk

1 (3.4 oz.) box instant vanilla flavor pudding mix

3 1/2 c. quick cooking oats

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In a large pan, mix together the sugar, butter and the milk. Bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, add in the pudding mix, oats and vanilla. Let stand 5 minutes. Drop by tablespoon onto wax paper and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

49 comments:

I haven't tried to make these cookies with sugar free pudding mix, so I'm not sure how well they would turn out. Who knows? Maybe you have hit on a great idea that will make these cookies even more spectacular-lower calories!

These cookies are delicious, but I have been letting mine cool for about 1hr and they are still really gooey. The pictures you have look like cookies are pretty solid. How long does it take for them to get that solid?

My cookies always set up immediately, and they are pretty solid. Try boiling them for an additional minute and see how they come out. That should make them set up. The longer you boil a sugar/butter/milk combination, the thicker it gets.

I just tried them. I added some sweetened coconut to some of the mix and did some without. I LOVED the ones with coconut and they set up a little more firm. My kids liked the original version. Thanks for the recipe!!!!

I would suggest that the reason it's not setting properly with splenda and sugar free pudding is that the sugar is what makes it get harder. Splenda doesn't' have the same "caramelizing" properties and will probably stay gooey =) Making these today my boys will LOVE them!

Just made these tonight and they wouldn't set up were really gooey,my mother suggested letting the sugar mix boil for four to five minutes instead of two,just wanted to let anyone else know that before you ruin a batch like I did.they were still good gooey and we ended up just eating them off a spoon!I so want to get it right next time though :-)

I liked this recipe but I converted it to as low carb as I could get it. I traded for Splenda & sugarfree pudding. I cut the butter down to 1 stick, and cut the quick oats down to 2 1/2 cupsThen added 1/2 cup ground flaxseed. I only heated the mixture to melt the butter, not boiling since Splenda doesn't need to melt. So far so good. They're a bit too sweet for me so next time I'll cut down on the Splenda. They came out chewy but solid! Thanks, A

I made these today. I used banana instant pudding....and they are awesome. The only issue I've had is they are not setting up enough. I think I should have boiled for more than 2 min. Thanks for this great recipe!!!

Just made these! They are yummy, but didn't get "solid". They held their shape but were squishy and sticky. Might try boiling longer next time, or not using the off brand pudding. Oh and the banana pudding sounds amazing yum! Thanks for the recipe! (found on pinterest)

I just made them & followed the recipe, I boiled for an additional 30 seconds and they look & set up beautifully. Thank you as I love no bakes and this is an awesome change from the standard chocolate!

If you live in a humid area you probably will need to boil the sugar mixture about 4 minutes. I live in the Ohio River valley and I can never get no-bakes to work if I do the "2 minutes" that all the recipes say. It's always longer for me due to our humid climate.

If you live in a humid area you probably will need to boil the sugar mixture about 4 minutes. I live in the Ohio River valley and I can never get no-bakes to work if I do the "2 minutes" that all the recipes say. It's always longer for me due to our humid climate.

I wouldn't recommend using the regular oats. You would need to increase the cooking time, but the longer the mix boils, the harder the cookies are when they set up, and they will crystallize almost immediately.

I used Xylitol in place of the sugar (a more natural but still zero-calorie version of splenda) and sugar-free instant pudding mix. I had to heat the mixture for about an additional 3 minutes but they finally firmed up and look (and taste!) great!

I tried making these cookies today. I live in TN, but has been raining all day, so I boiled the mixture for 4 minutes instead of 2, and even added a little extra oats. It's been almost 2 hours and they are still not hard. I have put a few in the fridge hoping they will get hard, but so far they have not. They taste yummy, but too gooey to even remove from the paper to eat. Any other suggestions as to how to get them to set up?

I am going to try making these tonight. My daughter (age 28) used to love my chocolate oatmeal no-bakes as a young girl (before we discovered she was allergic to chocolate). She will be able to have these as they have no chocolate in them. Thanks.Nancy

I found your blog today and wanted to try these. I did boil the butter, sugar, milk mixture for four minutes - mainly because the sugar didn't look like it had melted thoroughly. They haven't set up as quickly as I'd hoped, its been 10 minutes and they are still gooey. I guess I expected them to be like the chocolate/peanut butter no bake cookies. Anyway, my husband reaaly likes them; I'm undecided though, to me they taste like really sweet oatmeal. But then, I do love oatmeal.....

I just made a version version of this recipe and they turned out great! Used Earth balance Butter Sticks in place of the butter and soy milk in place of the milk. Boiled for a couple extra minutes as some of the guests suggested, and they set up well. Thanks very much for the easy recipe, they are delicious!

Everyone is saying that they were super gooey but mine came out so dry. I don't know where I went wrong. :( Still very yummy though. I'm thinking of adding it to some yogurt if it doesn't stick together by morning.

my family loves no bakes and for Christmas this year I am going to make a bunch of different kinds so thanks for sharing the 5 you have made but I have to say my fav are the butterscotch I make them the say way I just add butterscotch chips they are so good again thanks